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run around like a chicken with its head cut off

idiom

To act in a haphazard or aimless way; to act frantically or without control.


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  1. 01

    and the like

    And other similar items; et cetera.

  2. 02

    bang one's head against a brick wall

    To waste effort on a futile project.

  3. 03

    bash someone's head

    To beat up someone violently.

  4. 04

    be like

    To say.

  5. 05

    big head

    An inflated ego, an exaggerated belief in one's own importance.

  6. 06

    bite someone's head off

    To severely berate someone.

  7. 07

    blow someone's head off

    To shoot someone in the head.

  8. 08

    break into a run

    To start running.

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